How to Deal with a Bad Neighbor in an Apartment Community

I recently moved to an apartment community where my family and I rent a townhouse apartment. Most of my neighbors keep to themselves while others are friendly and say hello in passing. An apartment community generally houses numerous people, and the chance of having a bad neighbor is fairly high, but fortunately, the majority of my neighbors are nice people who just want to live and let live. Like anywhere else, there is at least one bad neighbor in every neighborhood, and my apartment community is no exception.

Unlike housing additions and subdivisions where people own their own property, apartment communities have specific rules and regulations. If you find yourself having to deal with a bad neighbor, management will usually take care of the problem - if they truly care about keeping residents happy. I found myself having to deal with a bad neighbor recently, and this bad neighbor tried to tell my son where he could and could not ride his skateboard. The following information explains my personal experience as well as what you should do if you end up having to deal with a bad neighbor. One bad neighbor doesn't have to spoil the whole bunch!

The Sidewalk Isn't Rented

The man who told my son he couldn't skateboard on a particular sidewalk in our apartment community began his bullying by telling my son that if he allowed him to skateboard on the sidewalk in question, he would personally be responsible if my son got hurt - as if it was any of this man's business in the first place. When I found this out I wanted to deal with this problem immediately, and I had my son speak to the office manager. They told him he could skateboard anywhere he wanted within our apartment community.